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baldachin

[ bal-duh-kin, bawl- ]

noun

  1. Also Textiles. a silk brocade interwoven with gold or silver threads, used chiefly for ceremonial purposes.
  2. Architecture. a permanent ornamental canopy, as above a freestanding altar or throne.
  3. a portable canopy carried in religious processions.


baldachin

/ ˌbɔːldəˈkiːnəʊ; ˈbɔːldəkɪn /

noun

  1. a richly ornamented silk and gold brocade
  2. a canopy of fabric or stone over an altar, shrine, or throne in a Christian church or carried in Christian religious processions over an object of veneration
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • balda·chined adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of baldachin1

1250–1300; earlier baldakin < Medieval Latin baldakinus < Italian baldacchino, equivalent to Baldacc ( o ) Baghdad (famous as a source of silk brocades) + -ino -ine 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of baldachin1

Old English baldekin , from Italian baldacchino , literally: stuff from Baghdad, from Baldacco Baghdad, noted for its brocades
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Example Sentences

We can see St. Matthew on the left above the baldachin, and St. John on the right.

I was glad to escape the cold and wind, and especially liked the Meissen collection and the throne room, with its imposing baldachin.

The rosy-coloured damask curtains, which form a baldachin over it, are tied to the branches of enormous jasmine trees by heavy golden tassels.

Each wheel bears the image of the sun, and six pillars, surmounted by a golden drapery, form a sort of baldachin over the car.

The priest Mukhovetski carried the gilded monstrance; holding it with both hands above his face and sometimes raising it on high, he moved on under a baldachin, calm, with closed eyes and an ascetic face.

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